Ernest "Skip" Herrera, Jr.

Ernest “Skip” Herrera Jr.
Of Pleasant Hill

Ernest “Skip” Valentine Herrera, Jr., age 63, passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, September 18, 2017, at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines.

Skip was born October 3, 1953, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Ernest Sr. and Kelly (Dressic) Herrera. Skip was a very kind man. He loved spending time helping his family. He worked as an electrical engineer for 46 years with his father and his brother Tom in the family owned business, Temputer later known as TempuTech. He enjoyed watching the Iowa Hawkeyes and Southeast Polk High School football games.

Skip is survived by his wife, Deborah; step-mother, Gale; mother-in-law, Ramona Norman; siblings, Jackie Lynn Brown, Tom (Joy), Martha (Roger) Rowley, Joe, Miki Reinier, Michael (Patrice) and Brad; sister-in-law, Sheryl (William) Ryan; children, Brandon (Trisha), Ethan (Amy), Nickolas (Codi) and Deborah Lynn (Elijah) Wagner; as well as numerous grandchildren, aunts, uncles and cousins, including Linda and Duane Quinn.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest Sr. and Kelly; sisters, Dondi Kolarick and Mary Ellen Herrera; and brothers-in-law, Doug Brown and Phillip Reinier.

Private services will be held.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family.

Condolences may be expressed www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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